Is It Art? (or, A Blatant Stab at Validation)

A couple of days ago I visited the brand new Burchfield-Penney Art Museum here in Buffalo. Actually, the museum has been around for quite a long time, but it recently moved into new digs adjacent to the Buffalo State College campus, and the new building is a peach of a public place, with multiple galleries offering multiple contexts to display the works. The cornerstone of the collection is of course, the work of Charles Burchfield, who called Buffalo home for a number of years at the peak of his career. One of the exhibits currently on display is a collection of some of his works celebrating the Seasons. Another focuses on the work of a group of Buffalo photographers from early in the twentieth century, whose purported mission was to replicate classical subjects from painting (like still lifes, landscapes, etc.) on film.

Anyway, inspired by these two exhibits, I set out with camera in hand tot he Tifft Nature Preserve (along with Natalie, Ben & Tom) this afternoon, and while there, shot the above picture. I think it qualifies as a landscape picture, but what I want to know is, is it art? I'd be interested in any comments you'd like to share on the topic, keeping in mind that I, at least, would like to believe it is [ingratiating smile].